Our military complex quite obviously has a long standing blind spot on the wide range of civil disciplines required for successful post-occupational operations once the tactical phase of a battle is over. That is a given.
If they can learn and adapt from that as brilliantly as they’ve done with the Iraqi “insurgency” issue there should not be a problem. The only thing getting in their way, imo, is the rigid mindset of too many folk sporting stars on their collars. Old Blue’s experience tends to prove that, unfortunately. But I still feel safer having someone who doesn’t have to wait for a warrant running the WOT. The problems enumerated in this post pale in comparison to having folks in charge who must clear every step with our overly liberal judicial system. Or is tying our hands too tightly the purpose of this meme in the first place?
